She knew that the biggest difficulty for their small family was not starvation, but that winter was approaching and the family had no winter clothes to survive the winter.
Because I can't buy cotton and cloth without money, how can I survive the severe cold in winter?
The only way to make money is from wild chestnuts.
Su Sanlang touched Su Xiaolu's head again, then left the house, and soon the sound of him breaking the bamboo could be heard.
There were also the laughter of Su Chong, Su Hua and Su Sanmei playing together. Zhao looked at Su Xiaolu beside her tenderly, with soft eyes, and said softly: "Fourth sister, our family will definitely get through it, right?
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Su Xiaolu looked at Mrs. Zhao, opened her mouth and smiled at Mrs. Zhao.
Of course it will get better and better.
The baby's innocent smile was like the sweetest nectar in the world and the warmest sunshine in the morning, which suddenly made Zhao's heart sweet and warm.
Su Sanlang, who was outside the house, quickly broke a lot of bamboo, and then broke the divided bamboo strips again until they became thin bamboo filaments, and then began to weave.
Meanwhile, Su Sanmei was playing with her two brothers by throwing stones. It was raining outside and she couldn't go out.
For two hours in the afternoon, Su Sanlang was weaving silk baskets. When it was getting dark, the rain stopped.
Su Sanlang saw that it was not dark yet, so he stood up and said to Su Sanmei: "Third sister, dad is going out for a trip, you are at home looking after the house, you know?"
Su Sanmei looked up at Su Sanlang and nodded obediently: "Well, dad, don't worry, I know."
Su Sanlang said to his two sons again: "Brother Hua, please respect your brother, stay home, don't run around, and listen to your sister, you know?"
Su Chong and Su Hua nodded, and then they looked at Su Sanmei expectantly and motioned her to hurry up. They hadn't had enough of playing with rocks.
Su Sanlang smiled slightly, turned around and went out.
He wanted to take a look at the traps before dark, and maybe he would gain something.
He had high hopes in his heart, but he knew that most of the time he would be empty-handed. Things in the mountains were not easy to catch, so he was smart.
When he was about to reach the first trap, Su Sanlang heard the sound of flapping wings. He paused for a moment, and then ran over in ecstasy.
His movement startled a pheasant with black feathers and green tail in the trap. Its wings flapped even more fiercely. It wanted to fly, but was trapped by the rope around its feet.
Su Sanlang also jumped on the pheasant and hugged the pheasant tightly.
He carefully removed the rope and used it to tie up the pheasant wings. Su Sanlang happily whispered: "Thank God."
But what Su Sanlang didn't expect was yet to come.
There was a turtle dove in the second trap, the third trap was empty but the bugs had been eaten and the trap was destroyed, and the fourth and fifth traps yielded a pheasant and a hare.
The sixth and seventh traps were empty, and the baits were eaten and the traps were destroyed.
In the eighth, ninth and tenth traps, two hares and a turtledove were harvested.
After seeing all the traps and going back, he had already gained a lot. Su Sanlang smiled from ear to ear and felt as if his feet were stepping on clouds.
In the past, after the autumn harvest every year, Mr. Su would take his brothers into the mountains to make a few traps. It would be good to catch one or two hares a year.
But this time, he didn't miss any of his traps, and they were all alive. If he sold them, he could make some money.
Before he even entered the house, Su Sanlang had already called out to Mrs. Zhao happily: "My dear mother, my dear mother, please get up and take a look."
Su Sanmei, Su Chong and Su Hua had already heard the sound and ran out. Looking at the pheasants and hares that Su Sanlang was carrying, they exclaimed: "Wow, there are so many, daddy."
Mrs. Zhao had already sat up, and before she could get out of bed, Su Sanlang had already carried her into the house and said happily: "Look, my dear, I just went to see the traps. There are all of them, and I caught three people."
There are only hares, two pheasants, and two turtle doves, all of which are still alive. I will drown these two turtle doves in a while and make them a stew for you."
Mrs. Zhao was surprised and happy, and she quickly reacted and said: "No, no, you can sell it for money."
There are some chestnuts at home, and with these game meats, I can exchange them for some money. With the money, I can buy cotton and cloth. Thinking about it, Mrs. Zhao's worries disappeared a little.
Su Sanlang knew that Ms. Zhao was worried. He looked at Ms. Zhao gently and said: "You can still earn money. Two turtle doves have no meat and are not worth much. Let me stew soup to replenish your body. Let Sanmei and the others follow.
Take a sip, and I’ll go to town tomorrow to see which family wants firewood.”
"My dear, don't say anything. Just listen to me on this matter. We are eating wild game today, and the bait for the trap is the bug caught by the third sister. I have to reward my daughter no matter what."
Su Sanlang touched Su Sanmei who was standing next to her after entering the house.
When Su Chong and Su Hua entered the house, their eyes fell on the pheasants and hares, and they licked their mouths and swallowed the saliva.
Su Sanmei swallowed her saliva, raised her head and said softly: "Dad, I don't want to eat, I'm not greedy."
Looking at his well-behaved daughter, Su Sanlang felt sour in his heart.
How can a poor family not be greedy for meat?
Zhao's eyes were also a little distressed. She thought of the days before the family was separated. When eating, it was not their turn to eat meat. In Wang's eyes, Su Sanmei was a loser and should have drowned when she was born. She was still alive.
Even my eyes feel irritated and I can't eat more rice. How can I eat meat?
Su Sanmei will be scolded if she takes one more look at the flesh.
Thinking of this, Ms. Zhao's heart ached. Her eyes were slightly moist, and she looked at Su Sanlang and said, "My father, you are right. Thanks to Third Sister's hard work, we will eat turtle dove tonight."
Su Sanlang rubbed Su Sanmei's hair and said, "Three sisters are going to light the fire. Brother Hua and Chong are coming with dad to help him lock up the rabbits and pheasants."
Su Chong and Su Hua clapped their hands and followed Su Sanlang happily.
Su Sanmei also went to the stove to light a fire and boil water.
After Su Sanlang and his two sons settled the hares and pheasants, he drowned the two turtledoves in water, scalded them in hot water, and then began to remove their hair.
Su Sanmei is a diligent helper and has already cooked the rice.
It was a rare game. Su Sanlang was reluctant to throw away the bird's intestines. He washed them all, cut them into large pieces and cooked them in a pot.
Soon, the rich aroma of meat wafted into everyone's nose.
Su Xiaolu also smelled it, and she was very happy. Birds love bugs with spiritual energy, which means that when Su Sanlang makes traps in the future, there is a high probability that they will not be empty.
If you gain something, you can exchange it for money. If you exchange it for money, your life will be better.
When dinner was ready, Su Sanlang brought a bowl of broth to Ms. Zhao. Seeing so much meat, Ms. Zhao couldn't bear to eat it. She said, "I don't need to eat so much, let's give it to the children."